by Boreal Forest Citizen | Jun 27, 2017 | Family Album
Nancy & Steve Sandstrom Our Story In reflecting on the question of how we came to be residents of Brickyard Creek, we need to go back a few years — family histories and love of Lake Superior & Bayfield paved the way in this bumpy, exciting and wonderful...
by Boreal Forest Citizen | Aug 28, 2013 | Family Album
Can passion for Big Water be a genetic predisposition? Ha! It would seem so for each of us, its presence first surfacing at our respective births in Milwaukee, WI, where wafts of Lake Michigan air filled our young lungs. Doug’s paternal grandfather was among the...
by Boreal Forest Citizen | Aug 17, 2013 | Family Album
My BYC story started about nine years ago. My mother and I were looking at buying property in Bayfield and found the development at Brickyard Creek. Back at that time my kids were much younger and it just wasn’t the right time. Fast forward four years. My husband, Pat...
by Boreal Forest Citizen | May 15, 2013 | Family Album
So here we are, what’s your excuse? Members of the Brickyard Creek community come from many states and many different backgrounds, but all were attracted to the Bayfield area and ultimately Brickyard Creek. We want to know what drew you here and how you...
by Boreal Forest Citizen | May 15, 2013 | Family Album
Are you nuts? That’s the first question we’re typically asked when we tell family and friends about the distance to our new cabin at Brickyard Creek. It’s approximately an eight hour drive from where we live in suburban Chicago. In reply, we take out...
by Boreal Forest Citizen | May 15, 2013 | Family Album
Welcome to Brickyard Creek. Where homes are not on the land, but of the land. – Brickyard Creek Brochure Since July 2002, when Linda and I moved into our northern Wisconsin retreat at Brickyard Creek, we have celebrated “ownership” of a small piece of this unique...